Rudolf Jung

Rudolf Jung
Jung in 1921
Plenipotentiary for Labor Deployment, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
In office December 1944 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Gauleiter
In office 15 June 1938 – 8 May 1945
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of the Reichstag
In office 29 March 1936 – 8 May 1945
Chairman, German National Socialist Workers' Party of Czechoslovakia
In office 17 May 1926 – 4 October 1933
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of the Czechoslovak Chamber of Deputies
In office 18 April 1920 – 11 November 1933
Personal details
Born	(1882-04-16)16 April 1882 Plasy, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	11 December 1945(1945-12-11) (aged 63) Pankrác Prison, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Nationality	German Bohemian
Political party	DAP (1909–1919) DNSAP (1919–1933) Nazi Party (1935–1945)
Alma mater	Technische Hochschule Wien
Profession	Engineer
Civilian awards	Golden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Austro-Hungarian Navy Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1905–1906 1936–1945
Rank	Seekadett SS-Gruppenführer
Military awards	War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class, without Swords

Rudolf Jung (16 April 1882 – 11 December 1945) was a Nazi theoretician and the head of the German Bohemian Nazi movement from 1926 to 1933 before he emigrated to Germany. He joined the Nazi Party, was made an Honorary Gauleiter and became an SS-Gruppenführer. After the end of the Second World War, he was arrested and imprisoned by the Czechoslovak government but committed suicide before he could be brought to trial.